The Player And The Nerd •Jiley•

•PART 14•

Self harm warning for the start of this chapter ⚠️

•Gabriellas POV•
I rushed into the girls bathroom. It was Monday morning and I had just had another beating off them girls. My stomach had purple bruises covering it and it aches horribly. As for my arms, they were covered in cuts... some scars, some a few days old and now some fresh ones. I had locked myself in a cubicle and was watching the blood trickle down my arm...

And the saddest part was that I had no reason to cry anymore. There was no tears left to cry, no sobs left to be let out. I was completely empty.

But I couldn't tell anyone. Nobody would understand and I'd only get judged more than I already do. Besides, the school saying is "bullying shall not be tolerated" but obviously that's a lie. I had no choice but to try my hardest to get through the pain...

•James POV•
I never saw Gabriella today, or the bullies. I had gone through the corridor as usual however nobody was to be soon. I wonder why?

Then as I pushed open the form room door to enter I noticed why- this wasn't even my class. Oh no, I'm late!

I rushed to first period, only to get sent out again for disturbing the learning. I was stood outside for almost 10 minutes, just waiting to be let back in; that's when I saw her.

"Gabriella!" I said, rushing over to where I had just seen her come out the bathrooms. Our eyes locked, hers filled with fear and sadness, before she put her head down and turned to walk away. I decided to walk next to her- and surprisingly she didn't try to run away.

"Are you okay?" I asked, trying to speak as softly as possible.

No reply.

"Gabriella?

No reply.

"Gab, plea-"

She cut me off.
"It's Gabriella, not Gab."

"I'm sorry Gabriella, please just let me help you..I promise that there's nothing to be afraid of. You can tell me anything and everything and I promise not to tell a soul, if that's what you want. But please..please just talk to me?"

•Gabriellas POV•
James just begged his heart out to me. And I know his name because, well doesn't everyone? Anyway, I thought about it..and he had been trying to get through to me for weeks. That tells me that he is determined not to give up on me..

That tells me that I have to slowly open up to him...

"Okay fine...meet me at the library at lunch?" I said nervously. While I said that I stopped walking and looked at him.

"Of course. I'll see you then" he smiled gently, looking back at me.

We started walking our separate ways to get to class (which we are already late for by this point).

"Oh and James?" I said, stopping walking and turning back to look at him. He was a few meters away.

"Call me Riley".
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